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[[File:lisa-bowerman-benny_8238.jpg|frame|Lisa Bowerman as Benny]]
Though it originated in the [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]] and still takes place in the [[Whoniverse]], the '''''Bernice Summerfield''''' line spun off into its own continuity
The character of Professor Bernice Summerfield, interstellar archaeologist, was created by [[Paul Cornell]] (he of "[[Doctor Who
In addition to the New Adventures, Bernice has been the star of her own [[Big Finish Doctor Who]] spinoff, which begins its season 12 (yes--''twelve'') in 2011. It is one of the [[Expanded Universe]]'s most successful spinoffs.
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[http://bigfinish.com/Bernice-Summerfield/ Big Finish Bernice Summerfield page is here.]
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* [[Action Girl]] / [[Action Mom]]
* [[Acting for Two]]: Often. Prominently in ''The Mirror Effect'', but also the clones (and robots!) in ''Glory Days'', ''The Grel Escape'' and ''The Final Ammendment''.
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* [[Character Name and the Noun Phrase]]: "Professor Bernice Summerfield and the..."
* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]: Beverly
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Brax: 'And that's another thing you're misremembering! I spent the last cosmic cycle as a rock, not under one!'
* [[Continuity Nod]]: 'You know, Braxiatel...that thing in your head...[[Gallifrey|it's still there.]]'
* [[Creator Cameo]]: Being audio, there've been quite a few. Director Gary Russell in ''The Crystal Of Cantus'', writer Joseph Lidster in ''The Summer Of Love'', writer Mathew Sweet in ''Diet Of Worms'' and writer Scott Handcock as Plato(!) in ''The Oracle Of Delphi''.
* [[Crossover]]: Frequently. Benny's sometime boss, Braxiatel, is the same character that appears in ''[[Gallifrey]]''; Ace occasionally visits; and Iris Wildthyme has popped up a time or two.
* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]]: Peter. {{spoiler|Braxiatel manipulates him into killing Jason due to this.}}
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: A couple of characters, notably {{spoiler|Miss Jones (repeatedly!)}} and {{spoiler|Maggie.}}
** {{spoiler|The Jason Clones.}}
* [[Everybody Is Single]]: Thanks, in part, to [[Executive Meddling]]. Benny marrying Jason really ''was'' going to be [[Home, Sweet Home|her happy ending and departure from the New Adventures]]. Then the editors lost their license to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and decided to re-launch it around Benny. Since she'd have to be single for romantic subplots, Benny and Jason's marriage was deep-sixed.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Robyn, in ''Resurrecting The Past''.}}
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: During the Fifth Axis occupation especially.
* [[Final Solution]]: Hass's extermination of the Mim.
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* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Braxiatel, from ''The Crystal of Cantus'' onwards.
** Earlier than that, surely. He's been like that since at least ''The Mirror Effect''.
* [[Musical Episode]]: ''The Worst Thing In The World'', said "worst thing" being {{spoiler|Bernice Summerfield singing an obnoxiously cheerful, obnoxiously catchy musical number to save the day.}}
* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: The People. They're made up of several races, none of which are human beings.
* [[Not as You Know Them]]: Chris Cwej, although not as much as in [[Faction Paradox]] stories.
* [[Out with a Bang]]: ''The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy''
* [[Opposite
* [[Pantomime]]: ''Oh No It Isn't!'', both pantomime and deconstruction of pantomime.
** The same goes for ''The Masquerade Of Death''.
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* [[Spaceship Girl]]: ''The Secret of Cassandra''
* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: ''Just War''
* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: Hass's threat to {{spoiler|nuke Braxiatel}}
* [[The Time Traveller's Dilemma]]: ''Return of the Living Dad''
* [[Timey-Wimey Ball]]: As its name suggests, ''Timeless Passages''.
* [[Veganopia]]: Benny's home society ate engineered meats only. Benny views food derived from an ''actual'' animal with vague distaste.
* [[Vichy Earth]]: the Braxiatel Collection, during its occupation by the Fifth Axis.
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** ''Life During Wartime'': {{spoiler|The Collection is invaded. By Benny's dad. And the Daleks.}}
** ''The Wake''. Just, The Wake.
** ''Resurrecting The Past'': {{spoiler|Braxiatel's plans come together. Robyn tries to kill Bernice, but Hass kills Robyn first and accidentally starts a trans-temporal war.}}
** ''Escaping The Future'': {{spoiler|Everybody}} dies. But that's okay, because all of {{spoiler|history (and established continuity)}} is completely rewritten.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Bernice Summerfield And The Drop Dead Divas as written by Jim Mortimore. Part jungle trek, part documentary, complete [[Mind Screw]], with healthy doses of reincarnation, pigmies, Dyson Rings, Budhists {{spoiler|[[Future Me Scares Me]]}} and intergalactic wars.
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]
** Not so much this as keeping distance from the parent series - Daleks and Cybermen can appear, but nobody goes any further than occasional accidental references to the 'Doct...' before stopping themselves.
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